Historical Birthday
17 Apr 1278
Michael IX Palaeologus co-ruling Eastern Roman Emperor eldest son of Andronikos II Palaiologos and Anna of Hungary born in Constantinople Byzantine Empire (d. 1320)
17 Apr 1539
Tobias Stimmer Swiss painter (Strasbourg astronomical clock) born in Schaffhausen Switzerland (d. 1584)
17 Apr 1573
Maximilian I Elector of Bavaria born in Munich Germany (d. 1651)
17 Apr 1586
John Ford English dramatist (Tis Pity Shes a Whore) born in Ilsington Devon England (d. 1639)
17 Apr 1587
Ivan Lukai Croatian composer born in ibenik Croatia (d. 1648)
17 Apr 1598
Giovanni Riccioli Italian astronomer (Almagestum Novum) born in Ferrara Italy (d. 1671)
17 Apr 1622
Henry Vaughan English poet (Silex Scintillans) born in Newton St. Bridget Brecknockshire Wales (d. 1695)
17 Apr 1644
Abraham Jansz Storck Dutch painter baptized in Amsterdam (d. 1708)
17 Apr 1666
Franois Valentijn Dutch vicar and writer (Old and New East-India) born in Dordrecht Netherlands (d. 1727)
17 Apr 1676
Frederik I van Hessen Kassel King of Sweden (1720-51) born in Kassel Germany (d. 1751)
17 Apr 1683
Johann David Heinichen German composer born in Crssuln Weissenfels Germany (d. 1729)
17 Apr 1699
Robert Blair Scottish poet (The Grave) born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1746)
17 Apr 1710
Henry Erskine 10th Earl of Buchan British Freemason (d. 1767)
17 Apr 1715
Johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht German composer born in Ulm Germany (d. 1786)
17 Apr 1719
Christian Gottfried Krause German composer born in Wisko Poland (d. 1770)
17 Apr 1734
Taksin King of Siam (1767-82) born in Ayutthaya Thailand (d. 1782)
17 Apr 1738
Philip Hayes English composer born in Oxford (d. 1797)
17 Apr 1741
Johann Gottlieb Naumann German composer born in Blasewitz Dresden Germany (d. 1801)
17 Apr 1741
Samuel Chase American judge (signed Declaration of Independence) born in Somerset County Maryland (d. 1811)
17 Apr 1750
Franois de Neufchteau French statesman and intellectual figure born in Saffais France (d. 1828)
17 Apr 1774
Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek Czech composer born in Skute Bohemia (d. 1850)
17 Apr 1788
Joseph Gilbert Totten American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in New Haven Connecticut (d. 1864)
17 Apr 1794
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius German botanist and explorer born in Erlangen Germany (d. 1868)
17 Apr 1797
Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Tolbecque Belgian-French composer and conductor born in Hanzinne Belgium (d. 1869)
17 Apr 1798
tienne Bobillier French mathematician born in Lons-le-Saunier France (d. 1840)
17 Apr 1809
Philip St. George Cocke American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Bremo Bluff Virginia (d. 1861)
17 Apr 1811
Ann Mounsey English composer born in Soho London (d. 1891)
17 Apr 1813
Henry Washington Benham American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Cheshire Connecticut (d. 1884)
17 Apr 1816
Thomas Hazlehurst English Methodist chapel builder born in Runcorn Cheshire England (d. 1876)
17 Apr 1820
Gottfried Conradi Norwegian composer born in Tnsberg Norway (d. 1896)
17 Apr 1827
Frans Baeckelmans Flemish architect (St Amanduskerk Antwerp) born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1896)
17 Apr 1833
Jean-Baptiste Accolay Belgian composer born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1900)
17 Apr 1842
Maurice Rouvier French statesman and Prime Minister of France (190506) born in Aix-en-Provence France (d. 1911)
17 Apr 1845
Isabel Barrows American editor and penologist (Conference on Negro Question) born in Irasburg Vermont (d. 1913)
17 Apr 1849
William R. Day American diplomat and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court born in Ravenna Ohio (d. 1923)
17 Apr 1852
Cap Anson American baseball player born in Marshalltown Iowa (d. 1922)
17 Apr 1863
Johannes Petrus Boskaljon Curacaoian composer and conductor born in Willemstad (d. 1936)
17 Apr 1863
Augustus Edward Hough Love English mathematician (theory of elasticity) born in Weston-super-Mare Somerset England (d. 1940)
17 Apr 1865
Ursula Ledchowska Polish-Austrian Catholic saint and foundress of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus born in Loosdorf Austrian Empire (d. 1939)
17 Apr 1866
Ernest Starling British physiologist (Frank-Starling law of the heart) born in London (d. 1927)
17 Apr 1868
Karel Rudolph Gallas Dutch lexicographer (French Dictionary) born in Amsterdam (d. 1956)
17 Apr 1869
Johannes Marinus Meulenhoff Dutch publisher born in Zwolle Netherlands (d. 1939)
17 Apr 1870
Ray Stannard Baker American journalist (Puliter Prize 1940) born in Lansing Michigan (d. 1946)
17 Apr 1876
Ian Hay [John Hay Beith] British novelist and playwright (Pip Carrying On) born in Rusholme Manchester (d. 1952)
17 Apr 1877
Matsudaira Tsuneo Japanese diplomat born in Tokyo Japan (d. 1949)
17 Apr 1881
Anton Wildgans Austrian poet and playwright (Armut) born in Vienna (d. 1932)
17 Apr 1882
Artur Schnabel Austrian pianist (Beethoven Piano Sonatas) born in Lipnik Moravia Austria-Hungary (d. 1951)
17 Apr 1883
Herman Darewsky British composer born in Minsk Russian Empire (d. 1947)
17 Apr 1884
Leo Frank American convict (murder of a 13-year-old employee) born in Cuero Texas (d. 1915)
17 Apr 1885
Cecil Burleigh American composer born in Wyoming New York (d. 1980)
17 Apr 1885
Isak Dinesen [Karen Blixen-Finecke] Danish baroness and writer (Out of Africa) born in Rungsted Zealand Denmark (d. 1962)
17 Apr 1886
Otto Lederer Austrian actor (The Jazz Singer) born in Prague Austria-Hungary (d. 1965)
17 Apr 1890
Arthemus Art Acord American silent film actor and rodeo champion (Arizona Kid Hard Fists) born in Glenwood Utah (d. 1931)
17 Apr 1892
Jean Haesaert Flemish lawyer and sociologist born in Lokeren Belgium (d. 1961)
17 Apr 1895
Bert Wheeler American actor (Brave Eagle The Nitwits Hold em Jail High Flyers Rainmakers) born in Paterson New Jersey (d. 1968)
17 Apr 1896
Senor Wences Spanish ventriloquist (his hand acts as a puppet) and comedian born in Pearanda de Bracamonte Salamanca Spain (d. 1999)
17 Apr 1897
Antonius Coolen Dutch author (Village by the River) born in Wijlre Netherlands (d. 1961)
17 Apr 1897
Harald Saeverud Norwegian composer (Saline) born in Bergen Norway (d. 1992)
17 Apr 1897
Thornton Wilder American playwright and writer (Bridge of San Luis Ray) born in Madison Wisconsin (d. 1975)
17 Apr 1899
Vincent Wigglesworth British entomologist (Metamorphosis hormones) born in Kirkham Lancashire England (d. 1994)
17 Apr 1901
George Keyt Sri Lankan painter born in Ceylon (d. 1993)
17 Apr 1902
Anton Beuving Dutch lyricist (Ketelbinkie) born in Rotterdam Netherlands d. 1977)
17 Apr 1902
Jaime Torres Bodet Mexican politician 2nd Director-General of the UNESCO (1948-52) born in Mexico City Mexico (d. 1974)
17 Apr 1903
Gregor Piatigorsky Ukrainian-American cellist born in Ekaterinoslav Ukraine (d. 1976)
17 Apr 1903
Nicolas Nabokov Russian composer (Holy Devil) born in Lubcza Minsk Belarus (d. 1978)
17 Apr 1903
Louis Jean Heydt American actor (Waterfront Gone with the Wind The Great McGinty) born in Montclair New Jersey (d. 1960)
17 Apr 1903
Morgan Taylor American athlete (Olympic 1924) born in Sioux City Iowa (d. 1975)
17 Apr 1904
Edward Chodorov Broadway playwright and director (Story of Louis Pasteur) born in NYC New York (d. 1988)
17 Apr 1904
Naoomal Jeoomal Indian cricketer (pioneer Indian Test opening batsman) born in Karachi British India (d. 1980)
17 Apr 1905
Arthur Lake [Arthur William Silverlake] American actor (Blondie Topper) born in Corbin Kentucky (d. 1987)
17 Apr 1906
Sidney Garfield American physician and pioneer of health maintenance organizations (Kaiser Permanente) born in Elizabeth New Jersey (d. 1984)
17 Apr 1909
Alain Poher French politician and President of the European Parliament (1966-69) born in Ablon-sur-Seine France (d. 1996)
17 Apr 1909
Humphrey Sims Moore British pacifist and journalist (founder of Peace News) born in Samoa (d. 1995)
17 Apr 1910
Ivan Goff Australian screenwriter (Man of a Thousand Faces) born in Perth Australia (d. 1999)
17 Apr 1911
Herv Bazin French writer (Head Against the Wall) born in Angers Maine-et-Loire France (d. 1996)
17 Apr 1911
Mikhail Botvinnik Russian world chess champion (1948-63) born in Repino Russia (d. 1995)
17 Apr 1912
Isador Caplan British lawyer and Aldeburgh Festival pioneer born in Blackpool England (d. 1995)
17 Apr 1913
Paul Langton American actor (Till the Clouds Roll By Peyton Place) born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 1980)
17 Apr 1913
Richard Travis American actor (Missile to the Moon) born in Carlsbad New Mexico (d. 1989)
17 Apr 1914
George Davis American art director (20th Century Fox) born in Kokomo Indiana (d. 1984)
17 Apr 1915
Joe Foss American fighter ace (Medal of Honor-1943) and politician born in Sioux Falls South Dakota (d. 2003)
17 Apr 1916
Ryoei Saito Japanese businessman (Daishowa Paper Manufacturing) born in Shizuoka Prefecture Japan (d. 1996)
17 Apr 1917
Bill Clements American politician Governor of Texas (1987-91) born in Dallas Texas (d. 2011)
17 Apr 1918
Anne Shirley [Dawn Evelyeen Paris] British actress (The Devil and Daniel Webster Murder My Sweet) born in NYC New York (d. 1993)
17 Apr 1919
Gilles Lamontagne Canadian politician 24th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (1984-90) born in Montreal Quebec (d. 2016)
17 Apr 1919
Chavela Vargas Costa Rican-Mexican singer born in San Joaqun de Flores Heredia Province Costa Rica (d. 2012)
17 Apr 1920
Bengt Anderberg Swedish poet and writer (Kain) born in Gothenburg Sweden (d. 2008)
17 Apr 1920
Joan Warburton Scottish painter born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1996)
17 Apr 1923
Lindsay Anderson British director (Thursdays Children) born in Bangalore India (d. 1994)
17 Apr 1923
Lloyd Biggle Jr. American sci-fi author (Silence is Deadly) born in Waterloo Iowa (d. 2002)
17 Apr 1923
Norman Potter English cabinetmaker designer and writer born in London (d. 1995)
17 Apr 1923
Solly Hemus American baseball player born in Phoenix Arizona (d. 2017)
17 Apr 1924
Patrick Sergeant British investor and founder (Euromoney Publications)
17 Apr 1924
Althea Simmons American human rights activist and chief lobbyist (NAACP) born in Shreveport Louisiana (d. 1990)
17 Apr 1924
Donald Richie American-born author and (Japanese) film critic born in Lima Ohio (d. 2013)
17 Apr 1925
John Yates Anglican bishop (Lambeth England) born in Burslem Staffordshire
17 Apr 1926
Arthur Hockaday Director-General (Commonwealth War Graves Commission) born in Plymouth
17 Apr 1926
Gerry McNeil Canadian ice hockey player born in Quebec City Quebec Canada (d. 2004)
17 Apr 1927
Christopher Whelen British composer and conductor born in London England (d. 1993)
17 Apr 1928
Cynthia Ozick American author (Pagan Rabbi & Other Stories) born in NYC New York
17 Apr 1929
James Last German-born composer and big band leader born in Bremen Germany (d. 2015)
17 Apr 1930
Chris Barber English jazz trombonist born in Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire
17 Apr 1930
Genevieve singer (Jack Paar Show Scruples) born in Paris France
17 Apr 1930
Albert Al Schmitt American Grammy Award winning recording engineer and record producer (Sam Cooke Frank Sinatra Barbra Streisand) born in Brooklyn New York
17 Apr 1931
John Bartlett Australian tennis player (Davis Cup capt-Britain) born in Woonona New South Wales
17 Apr 1931
Ruth Etchells English poet and principal (St Johns College-Durham) born in Liverpool
17 Apr 1932
Graziella Sciutti Italian opera singer born in Turin Italy
17 Apr 1932
Han J A Hansen [Jansen] Dutch journalist (King Comes)
17 Apr 1932
Arthur Art Ellefson Canadian jazz saxophonist born in Moose Jaw Canada
17 Apr 1934
Donald Don Kirshner American rock & roll producer known as The Man With the Golden Ear (invented bubblegum music) born in Bronx New York (d. 2011)
17 Apr 1935
Theo Angelopoulos Greek film director (Eternity and a Day The Travelling Players) born in Athens Greece (d. 2012)
17 Apr 1936
Pete Graves American rocker (Moonglows) born in Cleveland Ohio
17 Apr 1937
Brian Sedgemore British MP (Labour Party 1974-79 and 1983-2005) born in Exmouth Devon (d. 2015)
17 Apr 1937
Daffy Duck Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Tex Avery and Bob Clampett (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series) first debuts in Porkys Duck Hunt
17 Apr 1937
Eduard Stepanov Russian cosmonaut born in Werkhopeniye Russia (d. 2015)
17 Apr 1937
Ferdinand Pich Austrian-German automotive engineer and executive (Volkswagen Group) born in Vienna Austria
17 Apr 1938
David Dilks British historian and vice-chancellor (Hull U) born in Foleshill Coventry
17 Apr 1938
Ben Barnes American politician (36th Lieutenant Governor of Texas) born in Gorman Texas
17 Apr 1938
Kerry Wendell Thornley Co-founder of Discordianism born in California (d. 1998)
17 Apr 1940
Billy Fury [Ronald Wycherley] English singer (When Will You Say I Love You) born in Liverpool England (d. 1983)
17 Apr 1941
Adolphus Hailstork American composer born in Rochester New York
17 Apr 1941
Max Stafford-Clark English artistic director (Royal Court Theatre) born in Cambridge England
17 Apr 1942
Mario Brenta Italian writer and director (Maicol Barnabo of the Mountains) born in Venice Italy
17 Apr 1942
David Bradley British actor (Walder Frey-Game of Thrones) born in York Yorkshire
17 Apr 1943
Roy Estrada American rocker (Mothers Of Invention) born in Santa Ana California
17 Apr 1944
John Lill British classical pianist born in London
17 Apr 1945
Vincent van der Burg Dutch scientist lawyer and politician (CDA) born in Zeist Netherlands
17 Apr 1946
Clare Francis British yachtswoman and novelist (Come Hell or High Water) born in Thames Ditton Surrey
17 Apr 1946
Henry Kelly Irish radio and TV broadcaster born in Athlone County Westmeath Ireland
17 Apr 1947
Linda Martin Irish singer and TV presenter born in Belfast Northern Ireland
17 Apr 1947
Tsutomu Wakamatsu Japanese baseball player born in Rumoi Hokkaid Japan
17 Apr 1948
Jan Hammer Czech-American composer (Escape from TV Miami Vice) born in Prague Czechoslovakia
17 Apr 1950
L. Scott Caldwell American actress (Rose-Lost) born in Chicago Illinois
17 Apr 1950
Bruce McNall American former NHL team owner born in Arcadia California
17 Apr 1951
Olivia Hussey Argentine-British actress (Romeo & Juliet Death on Nile) born in Buenos Aires Argentina
17 Apr 1952
Arkan [eljko Ranatovi] Serbian paramilitary leader born in Breice Slovenia (d. 20000
17 Apr 1952
Joseph Francis Joe Alaskey American stand-up comedian actor voice artist and impressionist (Buggs Bunny Daffy Duck) born in Troy New York (d. 2016)
17 Apr 1954
Michael Sembello American Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter composer and producer (Maniac Flashdance) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
17 Apr 1954
Kim Tyler American actor (Kyle-Please Dont Eat Daisies) born in Hollywood California
17 Apr 1954
Riccardo Patrese Italian racing driver (Grand Prix) born in Padua Italy
17 Apr 1954
Roddy Piper Canadian professional wrestler born in Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada (d. 2015)
17 Apr 1954
Michael Sembello American Grammy-award winning singer songwriter composer and producer (Maniac Flashdance) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
17 Apr 1955
Pete Shelley [Peter McNeish] English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Buzzcocks Going Steady) born in Leigh England (d. 2018)
17 Apr 1955
Rob Bolland Dutch singer and guitarist (Bolland & Bolland) born in Port Elizabeth South Africa
17 Apr 1956
Kaye Young WBL forward (NY Stars NJ Stars) born in Bunn North Carolina
17 Apr 1956
Pillow [Theresa Jean Bell] American bodybuilder (Gold Classic 1983)
17 Apr 1957
Byron Cherry American actor (Coy-Dukes of Hazzard) born in Atlanta Georgia
17 Apr 1957
Nick Hornby English writer (High Fidelity) born in Redhill Surrey
17 Apr 1959
Elizabeth Lindsey Polynesian actress (China Beach) born in Oahu Hawaii
17 Apr 1959
Stephen Singleton English rocker (ABC) born in Sheffield England
17 Apr 1959
Teri Austin Canadian actress (Terminal Choice Knots Landing) born in Toronto Ontario
17 Apr 1959
Sean Bean English actor (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy A Game of Thrones)
17 Apr 1960
Michael Whitaker British Olympic equestrian rider born in Huddersfield West Yorkshire
17 Apr 1961
Boomer Esiason American NFL quarterback (NY Jets Cincinnati Bengals) born in East Islip New York
17 Apr 1961
Norman Cowans Jamaican cricketer (England fast bowler in 19 Tests 1982-85) born in St. Mary Jamaica
17 Apr 1961
Frank J. Christensen American labor leader born in Chicago Illinois
17 Apr 1962
Nancy Hogshead American swimmer (Olympic gold 1984) born in Iowa City Iowa
17 Apr 1963
Joel Murray American actor (Mad Men) born in Wilmette Illinois
17 Apr 1964
Ken Daneyko Canadian-American NHL defenseman (NJ Devils) born in Windsor Ontario Canada
17 Apr 1964
Raye Hollitt American bodybuilder (American Gladiators) born in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania
17 Apr 1964
Lela Rochon American actress (Robin Stokes-Waiting to Exhale) born in Los Angeles California
17 Apr 1964
Maynard James Keenan American singer (Tool and A Perfect Circle) born in Ravenna Ohio
17 Apr 1965
William Mapother American actor (In the Bedroom) born in Louisville Kentucky
17 Apr 1965
Yoshiki Kuroda Japanese urban planner and Sayako Kurodas husband born in Tokyo
17 Apr 1966
Vikram [Kennedy John Victor] Indian actor (I) born in Madras Tamil Nadu
17 Apr 1967
Aaron Wallace American NFL defensive end and linebacker (Oakland Raiders) born in Paris Texas
17 Apr 1967
Leslie Bega American actress (Maria Tomlinson-Head of the Class) born in Los Angeles California
17 Apr 1967
Marquis Grissom American baseball outfielder (Atlanta Braves Cleveland Indians) born in Atlanta Georgia
17 Apr 1967
Timothy Gibbs American actor (Father Murphy Santa Barbara) born in Burbank California
17 Apr 1967
Kimberly Elise American actress (Beloved) born in Minneapolis Minnesota
17 Apr 1967
Henry Ian Cusick Peruvian-Scottish actor (Desmond Hume-Lost) born in Trujillo Peru
17 Apr 1967
Liz Phair American musician and songwriter born in New Haven Connecticut
17 Apr 1967
Birgitta Jonsdottir Icelandic politician Head of the Pirate Party born in Reykjavk
17 Apr 1967
Matthew Mat Chamberlain American musician songwriter and session player born in San Pedro California
17 Apr 1968
Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau van Vollenhoven eldest son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven born in Utrecht Netherlands
17 Apr 1968
Richie Woodhall British professional boxer born in Telford Shropshire England
17 Apr 1968
Roger Twose English cricketer (Warwickshire batsman New Zealand 1995) born in Torquay England
17 Apr 1968
Adam McKay American director (The Big Short Vice) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
17 Apr 1970
Tony Sacca American WLAF quarterback (Barcelona Dragons) born in Delran Township New Jersey
17 Apr 1970
Redman [Reginald Noble] American rapper born in Newark New Jersey
17 Apr 1971
David Oliver Canadian NHL right wing (Edmonton Oilers) born in Sechelt British Columbia Canada
17 Apr 1971
Jim Acosta American journalist (CNN White House correspondent) born in Washington D.C.
17 Apr 1972
Benjamin Dodwell Australian rower (Olympics 1996) born in Melbourne Australia
17 Apr 1972
Gordon Laro American NFL tight end (Jacksonville Jaguars) born in Lynn Massachusetts
17 Apr 1972
Keith Lyle American football safety (St Louis Rams) born in Washington D.C.
17 Apr 1972
Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lankan cricketer (leading Sri Lankan Test off-spinner) born in Kandy Ceylon
17 Apr 1972
Gary Bennett American baseball player born in Waukegan Illinois
17 Apr 1972
Claire Sweeney English actress (Brookside) born in Walton Liverpool
17 Apr 1972
Tony Boselli American NFL offensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars) born in Modesto California
17 Apr 1972
Jarkko Wiss Finnish footballer born in Tampere Finland
17 Apr 1278
Michael IX Palaeologus co-ruling Byzantine Emperor (1295-1320) eldest son of Andronikos II Palaiologos and Anna of Hungary born in Constantinople Byzantine Empire (d. 1320)
17 Apr 1568
Christophe Thomas Walliser French composer born in Strasbourg France (d. 1648)
17 Apr 1741
Samuel Chase American judge (signed US Declaration of Independence) born in Somerset County Maryland (d. 1811)
17 Apr 1905
Herb Joesting College Football Hall of Fame halfbackfullback (Uni of Minnesota Chicago Bears) born in Little Falls Minnesota (d. 1963)
17 Apr 1915
Joe Foss American fighter ace football executive (Medal of Honor-1943 first commissioner American Football League) and politician born in Sioux Falls South Dakota (d. 2003)
17 Apr 1938
Ian Buxton English football forward (Derby County) and cricket all-rounder (Derbyshire captain) born in Cromford Derbyshire (d. 2010)
17 Apr 1940
Claire Bretcher French cartoonist (Les Frustrs) born in Nantes France (d. 2020)
17 Apr 1950
Kevin Porter American basketball point guard (NBA assists leader 1975 78-79 81) born in Chicago Illinois
17 Apr 1952
Arkan [eljko Ranatovi] Serbian paramilitary leader born in Breice Slovenia (d. 2000)
17 Apr 1957
Dwane Casey American basketball head coach (Detroit Pistons 2018-19 Toronto Minnesota NBA All-Star Game 2018) born in Indianapolis Indiana
17 Apr 1852
Cap Anson American Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman and manager (NL batting champion 1881 88 8 NL RBI leader Chicago White Stockings Colts) born in Marshalltown Iowa (d. 1922)
17 Apr 1893
Irene Castle American vaudeville stage and screen dancer and animal rights activist born in New Rochelle New York (d. 1969)
17 Apr 1896
Seor Wences Spanish ventriloquist (his hand acts as a puppet) and comedian born in Pearanda de Bracamonte Salamanca Spain (d. 1999)
17 Apr 1903
Morgan Taylor American athlete (Olympic gold 400m hurdles 1924 bronze 1928 32) born in Sioux City Iowa (d. 1975)
17 Apr 1919
Osvaldo Dortics Torrado Cuban communist politician and 14th President of Cuba (1959-76) born in Cienfuegos Cuba (d. 1983)
17 Apr 1920
Genevieve [Ginette Auger] French actress and singer (The Jack Paar Show) born in Paris France (d. 2004)
17 Apr 1926
Ronald Senator British composer (Holocaust Requiem) and educator (Musicolor) born In London (d. 2015)
17 Apr 1930
Albert Al Schmitt American Grammy Award-winning recording engineer and record producer (Sam Cooke Frank Sinatra Barbra Streisand) born in Brooklyn New York
17 Apr 1931
Roberta Stephen Canadian classical composer (The Eye Of The Seasons) born in Alberta
17 Apr 1932
Han J. A. Hansen [Jansen] Dutch journalist (King Comes)
17 Apr 1940
Anja Silja German soprano born in Berlin Germany
17 Apr 1940
John McCririck English horse racing broadcaster born in Surbiton England (d. 2019)
17 Apr 1952
Joseph Francis Joe Alaskey American stand-up comedian actor voice artist and impressionist (Bugs Bunny Daffy Duck) born in Troy New York (d. 2016)
17 Apr 1954
Michael Sembello American Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter composer and producer (Maniac Flashdance) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
17 Apr 1956
Kaye Young American WBL forward (NY Stars NJ Stars) born in Bunn North Carolina
17 Apr 1967
Marquis Grissom American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1993 94 World Series 1995 Gold Glove Award 199396 Montreal Expos Atlanta Braves Cleveland Indians) born in Atlanta Georgia
17 Apr 1967
Birgitta Jonsdottir Icelandic politician Head of the Pirate Party born in Reykjavk Iceland
17 Apr 1756
Dheera Chinnamalai Indian Polygar (governor) and freedom fighter born in Melapalayam Kongu Nadu (now Tamil India) (d. 1805)
17 Apr 1903
Louis Jean Heydt American character actor (Waterfront Gone With The Wind The Great McGinty) born in Montclair New Jersey (d. 1960)
17 Apr 1923
Solly Hemus American baseball infielder (St. Louis Cardinals Philadelphia Phillies) and manager (St. Louis Cardinals 195961) born in Phoenix Arizona (d. 2017)
17 Apr 1930
Chris Barber English jazz trombonist (Petite Fleur) born in Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire (d. 2021)
17 Apr 1930
Albert Al Schmitt American Grammy Award-winning recording engineer and record producer (Sam Cooke Frank Sinatra Barbra Streisand) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2021) [1]
17 Apr 1932
Arthur Art Ellefson Canadian jazz saxophonist born in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan
17 Apr 1940
Billy Fury [Ronald Wycherley] British rock singer (When Will You Say I Love You Halfway To Paradise) and actor (Thatll Be The Day) born in Liverpool England (d. 1983)
17 Apr 1941
Adolphus Hailstork American composer (EarthRise (A Song of Healing) Ghosts in Grey and Blue) and educator born in Rochester New York
17 Apr 1943
Roy Estrada American rock bassist (Mothers Of Invention) and convicted sex offender born in Santa Ana California
17 Apr 1948
Jan Hammer Czech-American rock keyboardist (Mahavishnu Orchestra Jeff Beck) and composer (Miami Vice Theme) born in Prague Czechoslovakia
17 Apr 1954
Michael Sembello American Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter composer and producer (Maniac Flashdance) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
17 Apr 1955
Pete Shelley [McNeish] English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Buzzcocks - Going Steady) born in Leigh England (d. 2018)
17 Apr 1956
Elizabeth Lindsey American explorer filmmaker (Then There Were None) and actress (China Beach The Byrds of Paradise) born in Oahu Territory of Hawaii
17 Apr 1957
Dwane Casey American basketball coach (Detroit Pistons 2018-19 Toronto Minnesota NBA All-Star Game 2018) born in Indianapolis Indiana
17 Apr 1959
Teri Austin Canadian actress (Terminal Choice Knots Landing) born in Toronto Ontario
17 Apr 1959
(Shaun) Sean Bean English actor (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Game of Thrones) born in Handsworth West Riding of Yorkshire England
17 Apr 1959
Peter Doig Scottish painter (White Canoe) born in Edinburgh Scotland
17 Apr 1964
Maynard James Keenan American singer (Tool A Perfect Circle) born in Ravenna Ohio
17 Apr 1967
Liz Phair American musician and songwriter (Exile In Guyville) born in New Haven Connecticut
17 Apr 1967
Matt Chamberlain American session drummer (Tori Amos Edie Brickell The Slow Music Project William Shatner Wallflowers) born in San Pedro California
17 Apr 1774
Vclav Tomek Czech pianist composer (Eclogues) and pedagogue born in Skute Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1850)
17 Apr 1852
Cap Anson American Baseball HOF first baseman (NL batting champion 1881 88 8 NL RBI leader Chicago White StockingsColts) and manager (Philadelphia As Chicago White StockingsColts NY Giants) born in Marshalltown Iowa (d. 1922)
17 Apr 1902
Anton Beuving Dutch lyricist (Ketelbinkie) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1977)
17 Apr 1940
Billy Fury [Ronald Wycherley] British rock singer (When Will You Say I Love You Halfway To Paradise) and actor (Thatll Be The Day) born in Liverpool England (d. 1983)
17 Apr 1951
Brje Salming Swedish Hockey HOF defenceman (first European born & trained player to appear in 1000 career NHL games Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings NHL All Star First Team 1977) born in Kiruna Sweden (d. 2022) [1]
17 Apr 1683
Johann David Heinichen German Baroque composer and music theorist born in Krssuln Electorate of Saxony (now Teuchern Germany) (d. 1729)
17 Apr 1811
Ann Mounsey English organist and composer born in Soho London (d. 1891)
17 Apr 1880
Leonard Woolley British pioneering archaeologist excavated Royal Cemetery at Ur born in London
17 Apr 1902
Jaime Torres Bodet Mexican politician 2nd Director-General of the UNESCO (1948-52) born in Mexico City (d. 1974)
17 Apr 1904
Edward Chodorov Broadway playwright and director (Story of Louis Pasteur) born in New York City (d. 1988)
17 Apr 1904
Naoomal Jeoomal Indian cricket batsman (3 Tests Sind) born in Karachi British India (d. 1980)
17 Apr 1918
Anne Shirley [Dawn Evelyeen Paris] British actress (The Devil and Daniel Webster Murder My Sweet) born in New York City (d. 1993)
17 Apr 1925
John Yates Anglican bishop (Bishop of Lambeth) born in Burslem Staffordshire (d. 2008)
17 Apr 1928
Cynthia Ozick American author (Pagan Rabbi & Other Stories) born in New York City
17 Apr 1929
James Last German-born composer and big band bandleader born in Bremen Germany (d. 2015)
17 Apr 1935
Lamar Lundy American NFL football defensive end 1957-69 (Los Angeles Rams) born in Richmond Indiana (d. 2002)
17 Apr 1942
Katia Krafft (ne Conrad) French volcanologist who pioneered filming volcanic eruptions born in Guebwiller France (d. 1991)
17 Apr 1676
Frederick I King of Sweden (1720-51) and Landgrave of Hessen-Kassel born in Kassel Germany (d. 1751)
17 Apr 1880
Leonard Woolley British pioneering archaeologist excavated Royal Cemetery at Ur born in London (d. 1960)
17 Apr 1883
Herman Darewski Polish-British stage and light music composer (The Better Ole) and conductor born in Minsk Russian Empire (d. 1947)
17 Apr 1885
Cecil Burleigh American violinist composer (Sonnets of Autumn Boyhood Recollections) and educator (University of Wisconsin 1921-55) born in Wyoming New York (d. 1980)
17 Apr 1927
Graziella Sciutti Italian operatic soprano teacher and opera producer born in Turin Italy (d. 2001) [1]
17 Apr 1931
John Chalstrey British surgeon and politician (668th Lord Mayor of London. 1995-96) born in the UK (d. 2020)
17 Apr 1931
Joyce Molyneux British chef restaurateur and cookbook author born in Handsworth Birmingham England (d. 2022)
17 Apr 1931
Roberta Stephen Canadian classical composer (The Eye Of The Seasons) and educator born in Calgary Alberta (d. 2021)
17 Apr 1931
Ruth Etchells English poet and educator (Principal of St Johns College Durham 1979-88) born in Liverpool England (d. 2012)
17 Apr 1932
Art Ellefson Canadian jazz saxophonist born in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan (d. 2018)
17 Apr 1936
Pete Graves [Alexander Walton] American pop and R&B vocalist (The Moonglows - Blue Velvet) born in Jemison Alabama (d. 2006)
17 Apr 1946
Clare Francis British sailer (first woman to captain winning boat Whitbread Around the World Race) and novelist (Come Hell or High Water) born in Thames Ditton England
17 Apr 1951
Brje Salming Swedish Hockey HOF defenseman (first European born and trained player to appear in 1000 career NHL games Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings NHL All-Star 1977) born in Kiruna Sweden (d. 2022) [1]
17 Apr 1951
Olivia Hussey Argentine-British actress (Romeo & Juliet Death on Nile Black Christmas) born in Buenos Aires Argentina (d. 2024)
17 Apr 1954
Frankie LaRocka (Frank LaRocca) American session and touring drummer and record producer (Spin Doctors) born in Manhattan New York City (d. 2005)
17 Apr 1956
Pillow [Theresa Jean Bell] American burlesque dancer and bodybuilder who won the Gold Classic in 1983 born in San Francisco California
17 Apr 1964
Maynard James Keenan American rock singer-songwriter (Tool A Perfect Circle) born in Ravenna Ohio
17 Apr 1968
Roger Twose New Zealand cricketer and batsman (Warwickshire New Zealand) born in Torquay England
17 Apr 1971
Claire Sweeney British stage and screen actress (Brookside) born in Walton Liverpool
17 Apr 1683
Johann David Heinichen German Baroque composer and music theorist born in Krssuln Electorate of Saxony (d. 1729)
17 Apr 1715
Johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht German composer born in Free Imperial City of Ulm Holy Roman Empire (d. 1786)
17 Apr 1794
Isodore-Joseph Tolbecque Belgian-French composer and conductor born in Hanzinne Belgium (d. 1871)
17 Apr 1797
Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Tolbecque Belgian-French violinist composer and conductor born in Hanzinne Belgium (d. 1869)
17 Apr 1923
Lindsay Anderson British director (Thursdays Children If ...) born in Bangalore India (d. 1994)
17 Apr 1927
Christopher Whelen British conductor composer and playwright born in London (d. 1993)
17 Apr 1930
Al Schmitt American Grammy Award-winning recording engineer and record producer (Sam Cooke Frank Sinatra Barbra Streisand) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2021) [1]
17 Apr 1930
Dawn Little Sky Native American artist and actress (The Apple Dumpling Gang Rawhide) born in Fort Yates North Dakota (d. 2025)
17 Apr 1930
Jean Robinson British health activist and president of Association for Improvements in Maternity Services (2010-18) born in Southwark England (d. 2025)
17 Apr 1930
Reza Badiyi Iranian-American television director (Falcon Crest Mission Impossible) born in Arak Iran (d. 2011)
17 Apr 1934
David J. Farber American professor of computer science known as the Grandfather of the Internet born in Jersey City New Jersey (d. 2026) [1]
17 Apr 1934
Don Kirshner American rock & roll producer known as The Man With the Golden Ear credited with inventing bubblegum pop music born in the Bronx New York City (d. 2011)
17 Apr 1937
Kelvin LaVerne American artist and furniture designer born in the Bronx New York (d. 2025)
17 Apr 1940
Yvonne Blake British-Spanish costume designer (Nicholas and Alexandra Superman) born in Manchester England (d. 2018)
17 Apr 1946
Kerry OBrien Australian athlete (WR Mens 3000m steeplechase 1970-72) born in Port Augusta Australia (d. 2025)
17 Apr 1947
Linda Martin Irish singer (Why Me) and television presenter (Youre a Star) born in Belfast Northern Ireland
17 Apr 1957
Afrika Bambaataa [Lance Taylor] American hip-hop pioneer rapper DJ and record producer (Universal Zulu Nation Soulsonic Force) born in The Bronx New York City (d. 2026)
17 Apr 1957
Giuseppe Zanotti Italian luxury footwear and fashion designer born in San Mauro Pascoli Italy
17 Apr 1958
Marina Yee Belgian fashion designer and member of the Antwerp Six born in Temse Belgium (d. 2025) [1]
17 Apr 1959
Stephen Singleton English rock saxophonist (ABC 1980-84) born in Sheffield England
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